Academics / Graduate Study / MS Programs / SpecializationsQuantum Computing, Sensing & Communications
The world of computing is witnessing seismic advancements, leading into a new frontier called Quantum Computing. Quantum computers can achieve advantages in processing power, capable of performing tasks and finding answers to problems that conventional supercomputers could never solve. Quantum Computing has the power to change the dynamics of artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, cryptography, military defense, commerce, and many other critical industries. This game-changing technology will propel the Quantum Computing market towards exponential growth, along with rising demand for highly skilled engineers to join the quantum-ready workforce.
This track will prepare you for a career in the full range of fields in Quantum Information Sciences to meet the challenges of this cutting-edge technology. In this multi-disciplinary field, you will acquire foundational skills in four key areas including Quantum Computation, Quantum Communication, Quantum Sensing, and fundamental Quantum Science. Additionally, you will also learn how to apply both theoretical and practical knowledge to design quantum algorithms, circuitry, cryptography, communication protocols, and more.
Program Details
Core Courses
Select at least six courses from the following list:
- ECE 381 Electronic Materials: Properties and Applications
- ECE 382 Photonic Information Processing
- ECE 388 Nanotechnology
- ECE 395 Quantum Computation
- ECE 395, 495 Advanced Quantum Transport & Magneto Transport
- ECE 401 Fundamentals of Electronic Devices
- ECE 402 Advanced Electronic Devices
- ECE 403 Quantum Semiconductors
- ECE 404 Quantum Electronics
- ECE 407 Quantum Optics
- ECE 414 Advanced Topics in Quantum Electronics
- ECE 425 Introduction to Nanoscale Lasers, Quantum Noise, Photons, & Measurement
- ECE 429 Selected Topics in Quantum Information Science and Technology
Elective Courses
Select up to six courses from the following list:
- CS 396, 496 Foundations of Quantum Computing and Quantum Information
- EE 395, 495 Magnetism and Spintronics: Fundamentals and Device Applications
- EE 395, 495 Introduction to Nanophotonics and Plasmonics Science and Technology
- EE 395, 495 Metamaterials and Nanophotonic Devices
- EE 405 Advanced Photonics
- EE 406 Nonlinear Optics
- EE 411 Fundamentals and Applications of Special Relativity
- EE 495 Statistical Optics
- PHYSICS 412-1 Quantum Mechanics
- PHYSICS 412-2 Quantum Mechanics
- PHYSICS 421 Introduction to Superconductivity
- PHYSICS 427 Quantum Optics
- PHYSICS 436 Mesoscopic and Nanometer Scale Physics
- PHYSICS 450 Quantum Computing
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